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ICFP 2004 Programming Contest Results

Posted by timothy on from the smaller-bikinis dept.

jnagra writes "The results of the 2004 ICFP Programming Contest have been announced. First place is to a program in Haskell, second place is to a program in C++, and the judges' prize is to a program in OCaml. The ICFP contest is an annual contest to promote functional languages (although programs in any language are accepted) and bestows on the winners unlimited bragging rights."

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  1. Re:Lisp results not very impressive by GCP · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes, I agree with your assessment of the implementations, even though the CMUCL and SBCL *compilers* have some impressive characteristics.

    Still, a contest like this doesn't require much from the platform. You don't need to put the system into production or keep it maintained. You just have to solve a programming problem in a one-off sort of way that takes away a lot of the advantages that the most popular platforms have in more mainstream, enterprise-type problems.

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